RN - Labor & Delivery - Full Time - Nights

Up to $10,000 Sign On Bonus for RNs!

Mercy Hospital Washington

Department: RN- Labor & Delivery

Status: Full Time (36 hrs/wk)

Shift: Nights

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Incentives:

• Experienced Nurse Sign on Bonus up to $10,000 for select departments
• Stay Premium Program- up to $8/hour based on years of Mercy service
• Education Assistance
• Up to $20,000 Loan Forgiveness for new grad nurses
• Tuition Reimbursement $2,000 per year
• Day-One comprehensive medical, dental & vision insurance
• PTO/Vacation Time
• Employer-Matched Retirement Funds
• Shift Differentials
• New Increased Weekend Option Differential: $20 RN/$15 LPN

Overview:

We are a 18 bed unit that delivers care to a wide range of patients. All housed on 1 unit, Labor patients are taken care of in 1 of the 8 LDRP rooms. Right down the hall is 8 Postpartum/Post-op rooms that can be used for Mom/Baby Couplet care, post-op C-Sections and Post-op Gyn surgical patients. A Well-Newborn Nursery and a Level II Special Care Nursery on the Unit make sure the tiniest of patients are well cared for. Mercy Childbirth Center offers nursing care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for women in labor, postpartum care of vaginal and cesarean section births, birth recovery, antepartum testing/observation, as well as triage of obstetrical patients. The services provided range from uncomplicated vaginal births to emergent operative birth, including antepartum and labor management of those with complications including gestational hypertension, diabetes, premature rupture of membranes, preterm labor, placenta previa, cervical insufficiency, pyelonephritis, miscarriage and fetal demise. High risk maternity cases, requiring tertiary care, are evaluated and treated individually. Transfer to a tertiary care facility is facilitated if deemed necessary by the attending obstetrician. The unit also cares for post-op surgical patients that have undergone gynecological procedures. We are a high-energy unit that utilizes, RN's and OB Scrub Techs. We allow nurses to cross-train to different areas on our Unit.

Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate of an accredited registered professional nursing program
• Licensure: Is personally responsible for obtaining, and maintaining, a current RN license within the hiring state and/or compact licensure in which nursing duties are performed and must meet all state board of nursing requirements.
• Experience: L&D or Mother/Baby Experience Preferred
• Physical requirements/demands: Position requires individuals to push, pull, and/or lift 50 pounds on a regular basis. Position requires prolonged standing and walking each shift. Position requires the ability to grip, reach, bend, kneel, twist, and squat to perform duties
• Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support) or successful completion of course within 30 days of hire
• Other unit specific certifications as required or acquisition of certification within department required timeframe.

For additional information, please reach out to Jamie.Blair@mercy.net